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[quote=Anonymous]We live near husband's brother.  We have kids the same age.  The relationship is very tense.  They are not horrible/insane people and neither are we.  But there is lots of tension.  I know from our end, we feel husband's brother (and wife) are controlling, uptight and judgmental.  They have issues with us.  For example, I think they view us as selfish because we don't 'do what they want' but I'm honestly not sure what their complaints with us are.  I just know things are tense and people are angry towards each other.  I waffle between feeling sad that things are the way they are and wanting to work to improve things, and pissed at how controlling they can be and not wanting to accomodate them.  Plus, it is complicated by the fact that my husband is somewhat uninterested in fixing the relationship.  He cannot stand his brother's wife and seems OK with that.

All this is to say, any tips on how to work at improving the relationship?  I'm not looking for small steps we can take, as I don't think big steps are going to happen right now.

Thanks.[/quote]

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